Post Tagged with: "Education"

By Nathan Li As Steve Jobs was introducing the iPad 2 in March 2011, he summarized the success behind Apple this way: “It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough – it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our heart sing.” He insisted that humanity’s greatest achievements […]

By Jacquelyn Harms Winston Churchill once said “History is written by the victors.” That certainly seems to be the case for six Georgia state senators, who introduced a resolution in January stating their disapproval of the new Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) framework for the 2015-2016 academic year. Advanced Placement courses offer an outstanding opportunity for high school students […]

By Nathan Williams Georgia can learn something from a fellow Deep South state when it comes to raising the bar for education. In recent years, many Georgia public schools have experienced academic failure, been embarrassed by administrative scandals, and found themselves in financial ruin. They are in desperate need of a solution. The model crafted in Louisiana to address underperforming […]

by: Faiz Saulat Enjoy learning and want to go to a “good” school? Just maintain at least a 3.6 GPA to be competitive in classes; sacrifice sleep throughout the semester, but especially during exam week to study; strive to outrank most of your classmates; participate in a wide variety of extracurricular activities because such involvement is the only way to […]

By: Connor Quirk The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was signed into law on March 23, 2010. It represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. However, long-term effects of the shake-up are not self-contained within the healthcare industry. If Obamacare ultimately proves […]

By: Chris Lewitzke Over the past 12 months, Brazil’s golden image of sunny beaches, beautiful people, and a prospering economy has faded away. Now, news stories mention Brazil in the context of protests, missed building deadlines, and slowed economic growth. For many Americans, these stories are their first exposure to the intricate and difficult problems that have faced Brazil for decades: economic “booms” […]

By: Chris Lewitzke Over the past 12 months, Brazil’s golden image of sunny beaches, beautiful people, and a prospering economy has faded away. Now, news stories mention Brazil in the context of protests, missed building deadlines, and slowed economic growth. For many Americans, these stories are their first exposure to the intricate and difficult problems that have faced Brazil for […]

By: Alex Edquist Another round of controversy over figure skating judging erupted these past Olympics when Russia’s Adelina Sotnikova upset heavily-favored reigning champion Yuna Kim of South Korea in the women’s free skate. “I just couldn’t see how Yuna and Sotnikova were so close in the components,” said Kurt Browning, a four-time figure skating world champion and prominent commentator on […]

By: Cait Felt As the 2014 Georgia gubernatorial race heats up, the individual platforms of candidates are becoming increasingly important to voters around the state. Many of us know a bit more about current Gov. Nathan Deal and State Sen. Jason Carter, but there are two other men vying for the Republican candidacy and the chance to run in the […]

By: Shalin Jyotishi From football fans reminiscing on the glory days of Vince Dooley, to ambitious high school students (and their parents) aiming for admittance into UGA’s honors program, the Georgia “brand” has a fairly strong foothold in the Southeast. However, as the university grows and its ambitions grow from encompassing not just state and regional concerns, but also national […]